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Hostgator is a privately owned company founded in 2002, that has no debt, is very profitable, and has NO intentions of selling any time soon. I have had a Hostgator site for the past year as my web hosting provider - actually have many domains hosted by them and I am completely satisfied with their uptime and service.

Hostgator provides service to over 100,000,000 websites on their shared and reseller plans. They are also the world’s leading provider of reseller accounts with over 10,000 resellers who have chosen them to provide the network, servers, and support required to launch a hosting business.

Absolute Customer Dedication

Hostgator may eat up the competition, but they have nothing but love for their customers! They have over forty support veterans that are here to assist you 24/7/365 by chat, phone, and ticket system. Many companies claim to offer this type of support and customer satisfaction but not many are willing to prove it. They welcome you to give them a test call at 1-866-964-2867.

Are you still not sure if Hostgator is the right choice? What if you had a special hookup? Well you do! Their owner Brent Oxley is at your disposal for any problems you may have. While Brent might not be reachable by phone all the time, you are welcome to request your ticket be assigned to him for the extra TLC you deserve!

Network / Data Center

DLLSTX2: Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX
78,500 sq. ft. facility
35,500 sq. ft. raised floor
(23) HVAC units totaling 574 tons
Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA)
Pre-action dry pipe sprinkler system
Over 500 smoke detectors in integrated system
Northern Proximity security badge entry/exit
Multiple TXU electrical grids
4800 amps of 480v input power
3 main transfer switches
(3) 500KVA Power-ware UPS units, 90 batteries each
Standalone PDUs at each cabinet row
1-megawatt generator (2000 gallon tank)
1.5-megawatt generator (2200 gallon tank)
DataTrax monitoring for all datacenter infrastructure
DLLSTX4: Downtown, Dallas, TX

22,000 sq. ft. facility
18,000 sq. ft. raised floor
(12) 26-ton Data Air AC units
Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA)
Pre-action dry pipe sprinkler system
Over 220 smoke detectors in integrated system
Northern Proximity security badge entry/exit
TXU fault tolerant electrical grid
2000 amps of 480v input power
1 main transfer switches
(2) 500KVA Powerware UPS units, 90 batteries each
Standalone PDUs at each cabinet row
1.5-megawatt generator (2200 gallon tank)
DLLSTX5: Infomart, Dallas, TX

51,000 sq. ft. facility
35,000 sq. ft. raised floor
(25) HVAC units totalling 775 tons
Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA)
Pre-action dry pipe sprinkler system
Over 400 smoke detectors in integrated system
Northern Proximity security badge entry/exit
Multiple TXU fault tolerant electrical grid
4600 amps of 480v input power
3 main transfer switches
(6) 500KVA Powerware UPS units, 120 batteries each
Standalone PDUs at each cabinet row
3.5-megawatts of generating capacity
DLLSTX6: Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX

72,000 sq. ft. facility
(8) HVAC units totalling 240 tons (expanding to 1650 tons)
Dual 550 ton carrier chillers (adding one more)
Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA)
Pre-action dry pipe sprinkler system
Over 500 smoke detectors in integrated system (increasing to 1000)
Northern Proximity security badge entry/exit
Network Infrastructure:

Choosing Hostgator means that your sites will be accessible via a fully meshed and redundant Certified Cisco Network featuring 10 backbone providers. These providers include:

Backbone Carriers

3 Gbps Direct Fiber - Global Crossing
3 Gbps Direct Fiber - UUNET
5 Gbps Direct Fiber - AT&T
4 Gbps Direct Fiber - Level3
4 Gbps Direct Fiber - AboveNet
4 Gbps Direct Fiber - Savvis
1 Gbps Direct Fiber - Time Warner
4 Gbps Direct Fiber - Private Peers
Network

Cisco Certified Network
Juniper M20 Border Routers
Cisco 6500 Series Distribution Routing Switches
Cisco 6500 Series Aggregation Switches
100% Uptime SLA utilizing HSRP/BGP
Building Fiber

OC48 SONET Ring - SBC
OC48 SONET Ring - Time Warner
OC48 SONET Ring - XO Communications
OC48 SONET Ring - MCI
OC48 SONET Ring - Looking Glass
OC48 SONET Ring - Broadwing
HostGator Uptime Report: HostGator has an overall uptime of 99.99%.

So, if you are looking for an excellent web hosting provider for your small business, call on them today!